Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Jun Gyo Gwon, Jimi Choi, Seung-Hyun Kim, Soo-Ho Kim, Jae-Jun Ryu, Dong-Hyuk Cho, In-Seok Song
Summary: The study found that periodontitis is associated with an increased risk of acute and chronic coronary syndrome. Periodontitis has a greater link with acute coronary syndrome incidence in males, younger adults, smokers, and subjects without hypertension, and with chronic coronary syndrome incidence in smokers, subjects without hypertension, and subjects without dyslipidaemia.
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Eugenio Picano
Summary: Air pollution is not only a chronic risk factor for cardiovascular mortality, but also an acute trigger for coronary syndromes and an important co-factor for COVID-19 mortality. Therefore, it is an actionable therapeutic target at different levels to improve public health.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jian Cheng, Hao Zheng, Jing Wei, Cunrui Huang, Hung Chak Ho, Shengzhi Sun, Dung Phung, Ho Kim, Xiling Wang, Zhongliang Bai, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Shilu Tong, Hong Su, Zhiwei Xu
Summary: Air pollution, both routinely monitored and unmonitored, is associated with increased odds of AMI deaths at home, even below the newest WHO air quality standards. Future studies are needed to understand the biological mechanisms and develop intervention strategies to reduce AMI deaths triggered by air pollution exposure.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Yifang Liu, Shijiao Yan, Li Zou, Jing Wen, Wenning Fu
Summary: This study conducted a dose-response meta-analysis and found a positive dose-response relationship between various types of noise exposure and the incidence and mortality of myocardial infarction (MI). The linear models showed that for each 10 dB(A) increase in noise exposure, the risk of MI incidence increased by 1.04 times and the risk of MI mortality increased by 1.02 times. Additionally, a J-shaped dose-response relationship between noise and MI mortality was observed, with a possible threshold of 42 dB(A) for the statistical impact of noise on MI mortality.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yuewei Liu, Jingju Pan, Chuangang Fan, Ruijun Xu, Yaqi Wang, Chang Xu, Shuguang Xie, Hai Zhang, Xiuqing Cui, Zhe Peng, Chunxiang Shi, Yunquan Zhang, Hong Sun, Yun Zhou, Lan Zhang
Summary: Short-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 is associated with increased risk of MI mortality, with NO2 showing a stronger association in older adults.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Subhabrata Moitra, Ali Farshchi Tabrizi, Fadi Khadour, Linda Henderson, Lyle Melenka, Paige Lacy
Summary: In this cross-sectional study, we found that exposure to insulating materials, especially asbestos, increases the risk of coronary artery disease among workers. This study is important for the protection of workers from the adverse effects of these materials.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Pietro Magnoni, Rossella Murtas, Antonio Giampiero Russo
Summary: This study found that living near roads with a day-evening-night noise level above 70 dBA has a small but tangible independent effect on the risks of both ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke, especially in men younger than 60 years old.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dazhe Chen, Dale P. Sandler, Alexander P. Keil, Gerardo Heiss, Eric A. Whitsel, Gregory C. Pratt, Patricia A. Stewart, Mark R. Stenzel, Caroline P. Groth, Sudipto Banerjee, Tran B. Huynh, Jessie K. Edwards, W. Braxton Jackson II, Joseph Engeda, Richard K. Kwok, Emily J. Werder, Kaitlyn G. Lawrence, Lawrence S. Engel
Summary: This study investigated the association between occupational exposure to PM2.5 from the burning/flaring of oil/gas and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) among oil spill workers. It found that workers with higher levels of exposure to PM2.5 had an increased risk of CHD.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Putri Anis Syahira Mohamad Jamil, Karmegam Karuppiah, Nur Athirah Diyana Mohammad Yusof, Dayana Hazwani Mohd Suadi Nata, Nurhanim Abdul Aziz, Vivien How, Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin, Hassan Sadeghi Naeni
Summary: This study evaluates the usability of a wireless outdoor individual exposure indicator system for Malaysian Traffic Police and presents feedback from end users in the form of satisfaction scores. The results show that users are satisfied with the system, but further evidence is needed to support its efficacy, viability, and effectiveness.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Masanobu Ishii, Tomotsugu Seki, Koichi Kaikita, Kenji Sakamoto, Michikazu Nakai, Yoko Sumita, Kunihiro Nishimura, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Teruo Noguchi, Satoshi Yasuda, Koshiro Kanaoka, Satoshi Terasaki, Yoshihiko Saito, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Hisao Ogawa, Kenichi Tsujita, Koji Kawakami, Issei Komuro
Summary: The study found that short-term exposure to PM2.5 in spring was significantly associated with an increased risk of admission for acute myocardial infarction, myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries, and myocardial infarction with coronary artery disease. The risk was higher for myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries compared to myocardial infarction with coronary artery disease.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Tobias F. S. Pustjens, Marijke J. C. Timmermans, Saman Rasoul, Arnoud W. J. van't Hof
Summary: The study found that NSTE-ACS patients with MVD undergoing MV-PCI and CO-PCI had similar mortality rates at long-term follow-up, but the MV-PCI group showed improved event-free survival in terms of fewer coronary reinterventions.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Marcelo H. Ribeiro, Andre Grossi, Adriano Caixeta, Marcelo Franken, Marcelo Katz, Vinicius Seleme, Expedito Ribeiro, Antonio Eduardo Pesaro, Jose Fabri Jr, Sameer Mehta, Carlos M. Campos
Summary: The study found that the combination of high temperature variation, dry weather, and high pollution leads to a significant increase in hospital admissions for myocardial infarction, but has no impact on in-hospital mortality. Differences in weather and pollution can affect the risk of myocardial infarction.
Review
Engineering, Biomedical
Junsong Guo, Hao Wang, Ying Li, Shuang Zhu, Houxiang Hu, Zhanjun Gua
Summary: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries and among older populations. Conventional diagnostic and therapeutic approaches have limitations, but nanotechnology offers promising alternatives for the diagnosis and treatment of CHD by utilizing the unique properties of nanomaterials. Nanomaterials can enhance early detection of CHD, facilitate targeted drug delivery and tissue engineering, and modulate inflammation and oxidative stress, addressing multiple aspects of CHD pathophysiology.
ACTA BIOMATERIALIA
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Massimiliano Camilli, Michele Russo, Riccardo Rinaldi, Andrea Caffe, Giulia La Vecchia, Alice Bonanni, Giulia Iannaccone, Mattia Basile, Rocco Vergallo, Cristina Aurigemma, Carlo Trani, Giampaolo Niccoli, Filippo Crea, Rocco A. Montone
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the association between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and PM10 and coronary vasomotor disorders in NOCAD patients. Results showed that exposure to PM2.5 and PM10 was associated with a higher prevalence of positive provocation test, and PM2.5 was identified as an independent risk factor for epicardial spasm and MINOCA.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Neil A. Zakai, Jessica Minnier, Monika M. Safford, Insu Koh, Marguerite R. Irvin, Sergio Fazio, Mary Cushman, Virginia J. Howard, Nathalie Pamir
Summary: The purpose of this study was to understand why CHD risk equations underperform in Black adults. The study found that low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides play a role in predicting CHD risk in both Black and White adults, while low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was associated with increased CHD risk in White adults but not in Black adults.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Letter
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rachael K. Ross, Alexander P. Keil, Stephen R. Cole, Jessie K. Edwards, Jeffrey S. A. Stringer
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Letter
Environmental Sciences
Alexander P. Keil, Jessie P. Buckley, Katie M. O'Brien, Kelly K. Ferguson, Alexandra J. White
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dazhe Chen, Dale P. Sandler, Alexander P. Keil, Gerardo Heiss, Eric A. Whitsel, Gregory C. Pratt, Patricia A. Stewart, Mark R. Stenzel, Caroline P. Groth, Sudipto Banerjee, Tran B. Huynh, Jessie K. Edwards, W. Braxton Jackson II, Joseph Engeda, Richard K. Kwok, Emily J. Werder, Kaitlyn G. Lawrence, Lawrence S. Engel
Summary: This study investigated the association between occupational exposure to PM2.5 from the burning/flaring of oil/gas and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) among oil spill workers. It found that workers with higher levels of exposure to PM2.5 had an increased risk of CHD.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Morgan Miller Richey, Yvonne Golightly, Stephen William Marshall, Wendy Novicoff, Alexander Keil, Maryalice Nocera, David B. Richardson
Summary: This study conducted in North Carolina found that older workers have a higher risk of fatal occupational injury. The research results showed that the rate of fatal occupational injury among older workers did not significantly decrease before and after the economic recession.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Biology
Audrey Renson, Michael G. Hudgens, Alexander P. Keil, Paul N. Zivich, Allison E. Aiello
Summary: This article examines sustained interventions in public health and medicine and proposes a method for evaluating population effects. The method is validated through simulation studies and applied to estimate the effect of a stay-at-home order on all-cause mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jongeun Rhee, Danielle N. Medgyesi, Jared A. Fisher, Alexandra J. White, Joshua N. Sampson, Dale P. Sandler, Mary H. Ward, Rena R. Jones
Summary: This study evaluated the association between residential exposure to industrial emissions of PCDD/F and breast cancer risk in a large U.S. cohort. The results suggest that living within 3 kilometers of the pollution source, especially near municipal solid waste facilities, may increase the risk of breast cancer.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kieran Blaikie, Jerzy Eisenberg-Guyot, Sarah B. B. Andrea, Shanise Owens, Anita Minh, Alexander P. P. Keil, Anjum Hajat
Summary: In the United States, there is an increasing inequity in mental distress between those with different levels of education. Employment quality, as a multidimensional construct, may play a mediating role in this inequity. However, no study has investigated the extent of this mediation and its variations across racial and gender groups in the United States.
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Jacob K. Kresovich, Dale P. Sandler, Jack A. Taylor
Summary: This study found a positive association between hypertension and DNA methylation-based biological age metrics in older individuals. Women with higher biological age were more likely to have prevalent hypertension at baseline and to be diagnosed with incident hypertension during follow-up. These findings suggest that epigenetic markers may be helpful in early diagnosis and treatment of hypertension.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Amber M. Hall, Amanda M. Ramos, Samantha SM. Drover, Giehae Choi, Alexander P. Keil, David B. Richardson, Chantel L. Martin, Andrew F. Olshan, Gro D. Villanger, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Pal Zeiner, Kristin R. overgaard, Amrit K. Sakhi, Cathrine Thomsen, Heidi Aase, Stephanie M. Engel
Summary: This study found a modest increased odds of preschool ADHD with higher DnBP and BDCIPP exposure.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Josee M. Dussault, Chifundo Zimba, Harriet E. Akello, Melissa Stockton, Sherika N. Hill, Allison Aiello, Alexander W. Keil, Bradley Gaynes, Michael Udedi, Brian Pence
Summary: While research on mental health stigma in Malawi is lacking, studies in other contexts suggest that stigma is a barrier to mental health treatment and recovery. This study analyzed the role of treatment-related stigma in depression care in Malawi and found that high anticipated treatment stigma was associated with a lower probability of achieving depression remission at the 3-month mark.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Brittany Crawford, Susan E. Steck, Dale P. Sandler, Anwar T. Merchant, Jennifer M. P. Woo, Yong-Moon Mark Park
Summary: The role of socioeconomic disparities in the association between diet and risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) was investigated. It was found that there are weaker associations between diet quality and T2D incidence among individuals with lower socioeconomic status, suggesting that other factors play a larger role in T2D incidence in this population.
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sarah H. Koenigsberg, Che -Jung Chang, Jennifer Ish, Zongli Xu, Jacob K. Kresovich, Kaitlyn G. Lawrence, Joel D. Kaufman, Dale P. Sandler, Jack A. Taylor, Alexandra J. White
Summary: This study demonstrates an association between air pollution and DNA methylation alterations in Black women, suggesting that air pollution may contribute to higher epigenetic aging in this population.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Clara Bodelon, Gretchen L. Gierach, Elizabeth E. Hatch, Emily Riseberg, Amy Hutchinson, Meredith Yeager, Dale P. Sandler, Jack A. Taylor, Robert N. Hoover, Zongli Xu, Linda Titus, Julie R. Palmer, Rebecca Troisi
Summary: This study explored blood DNA methylation in women exposed and unexposed to prenatal diethylstilbestrol (DES). The results showed that DNA methylation levels at 10 CpG sites in six candidate genes were significantly associated with prenatal DES exposure. These findings suggest that in utero DES exposure may be associated with differential blood DNA methylation levels, which could mediate the increased risk of several adverse health outcomes observed in exposed women.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lauren M. Hurwitz, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Gabriella Andreotti, Jonathan N. Hofmann, Christine G. Parks, Dale P. Sandler, Jay H. Lubin, Jia Liu, Kristine Jones, Sonja I. Berndt, Stella Koutros
Summary: The study found that there is an interaction between pesticides, specific organic compounds, and genetic variants in relation to prostate cancer risk. Farmers exposed to certain organophosphate and organochlorine insecticides have an increased risk of prostate cancer. Additionally, there is a suggestion of interaction between pesticides and genetic variants occurring in regions associated with DNA damage response and variants related to altered androgen receptor-driven transcriptional programs critical for prostate cancer.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Jacob K. Kresovich, Katie M. O'Brien, Zongli Xu, Clarice R. Weinberg, Dale P. Sandler, Jack A. Taylor
Summary: A study found that breast cancer survivors may experience faster biological aging. The diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer have an impact on biological aging, and different treatment methods have different effects.
JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
(2023)